Latest formative assessment Stories
OREM, Utah, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Agilix Labs, Inc. announced the release of BrainHoney -- a free personalized learning platform that combines an online gradebook, state-standards alignment, curriculum mapping, formative assessment and learning management into a single teacher-friendly platform. "All teachers should have free access to the best student-centered, standards-aligned 21st century teaching and learning tools available," said Curt Allen, CEO of Agilix. "Every classroom,...
RTI Solution Receives Top Rating for Classification Accuracy, Reliability, and Validity MONTEREY, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CTB/McGraw-Hill, a leader in K-12 and adult education assessment solutions, today announced that Yearly ProgressPro, a research-based assessment, instructional, and intervention tool, has received the top rating in an evaluation by the National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI). Yearly ProgressPro ranked highest in all measured criteria, including...
New comprehensive standards benchmark platform will increase information, and reduce testing time WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Learning, the leading provider of online web-based computerized tests for schools, announced today the availability of a comprehensive standards benchmark testing platform available to school districts on a statewide contract basis. The package will build on Renaissance Learning's STAR computer adaptive test platform used...
ARLINGTON, Va., April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 4 offers 25 additional formative assessment probes to help reveal students' preconceptions of fundamental science concepts, bringing the total to 100 in the popular series by author Page Keeley. Teachers of grades K-12 will find short probes with grade-band specifics that provide easy-to-follow suggestions for addressing students' ideas by promoting learning through conceptual-change instruction....
Acuity Selected as Outstanding Resource for Advancing Learning and Assessment MONTEREY, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CTB/McGraw-Hill, a leader in K-12 and adult education, today announced that Acuity(TM), the Company's comprehensive InFormative Assessment(TM) Solution -- a unique integration of assessments, reports, and instructional resources -- was recognized by District Administration as a Readers' Choice Top 100 Product for 2008. Acuity was selected in the "Books & Materials:...
System Chosen in Category for Best Student Assessment Solution MONTEREY, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- CTB/McGraw-Hill, a leader in K-12 and adult education, today announced that Acuity(TM), the company's comprehensive InFormative Assessment(TM) Solution -- a unique integration of assessments, reports, and instructional resources -- is a finalist for Best Student Assessment Solution in the 2009 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards program. The CODiE...
Acquisition will combine professional learning resources with integrated instructional improvement system to increase district performance SAN FRANCISCO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachscape, the leader in the development and delivery of outcomes-based professional development programs for educators, has acquired Silicon Valley-based Edgenuity, Inc., a software and services company providing analytic solutions to school districts to improve achievement. This acquisition will combine...
Approval Demonstrates Acuity Meets California Academic Standards to Support Teaching and Learning MONTEREY, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CTB/McGraw-Hill's Acuity(TM) breakthrough suite of diagnostic and predictive assessments has been reviewed and approved by the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN). CLRN approval demonstrates that Acuity complies with State Board of Education legal criteria for learning tools, is aligned with California Academic Content Standards, and can be...
Online Progress Monitoring System Meets California Department of Education Standards MONTEREY, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CTB/McGraw-Hill, a leader in K-12 and adult education assessment solutions, today announced that Yearly ProgressPro(TM), an online assessment, instruction, and intervention program, has been reviewed and approved by the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN). Approval by CLRN shows that Yearly ProgressPro is aligned to the California Content Standards, and...
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, the leading provider of print and digital educational materials for middle and secondary students, offers innovative assessment tools to guide instruction and ensure California state standards are mastered in its all-new literature and language arts program, Glencoe Literature: California Treasures. Glencoe Literature: California Treasures is aligned to California Reading and Language Arts standards. Ongoing assessment to determine...
